1. Awana TruthSeekers
Awana TruthSeekers was developed so that all children would have an opportunity to participate in an Awana program.
The MIT five-day program is a summary of lessons from the Awana TruthSeekers Program.
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32

2. What Is Awana TruthSeekers?
A Bible-based club program for boys and girls.
A four-year, weekly program for:
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3. All Children Have Needs
In all countries and cultures, some of these needs are the same.
They need to be loved.
They need to learn and grow.
They need adults to care for them.
Above all – they need Christ!
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4. Many Children Today Face Difficult and Serious Problems.
Many see evil all around them. They are seeking answers and help — and are often looking in the wrong places.
We have the opportunity to teach them to know who God is, what He is like, and to show them God’s grace.
We have the privilege of showing them that God has made a way for them to have forgiveness of sins and eternal life through His son, Jesus Christ.
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Not to say that this program is only for children living in difficult situations. This program will work for all children no matter what their situation.

5. Not All Children Learn the Same
Some cultures or worldviews require different learning methods in order to reach their children with a clear understanding of the gospel. Some of these may include:
Children in predominately animistic cultures
Children from false-religious worldviews
Children with little or no biblical background
Children who cannot read
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Some children may have a religious worldview that is mixed with multiple religions and or cultures.
This may come from parents having different cultures or religious beliefs or from exposure to religious teaching outside of the family, which has been added to what they have already learned.
Some of their beliefs in this mixture may contain some truth in it. However, the children may believe it is all true.
Unless children can see through the Word of God that their false beliefs are indeed false, they most likely will just add the new information to their old.
This is why it is important that the children are helped to determine through God’s Word what is truth and what is not.

6. Why Awana TruthSeekers?
We desire that all children receive a solid biblical foundation upon which to base their salvation and continual spiritual growth.
“This is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” John 17:3
We believe these lessons can help you do that.
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The lessons start out showing that there is only one true God and only one source of His written Word, the Bible.

7. Five-Day Program Schedule
This program is set up to meet for two hours. The time is divided as follows:
· Council Time — 35 to 40 minutes
· Team Time — 35 to 40 minutes
· Game Time — 35 to 40 minutes
If it is necessary to shorten the length of the meeting, keep the same ratio.
Check-In Time
Before the meeting begins (10-15 minutes), leaders will register the children who come to the Five-Day Program. Check-In Time includes recording attendance, assigning new clubbers to teams (Team Color Groups) and playing casual games. (Informal games should be available to keep children busy before the meeting begins.)
Lesson Time
During Lesson Time, all children meet as a group.
Lesson Time includes:
· Song time
· Story time
· Verse memorization
· Bible lesson
Team Time
Children meet in small groups to work on “Awana Cards.”
Game Time

8. Checking In Attendance Form There is a master copy in you packet. 1 2
TEAM__________________
LEADER________________
Attendance Form
Checking In
DATE
NAME 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
There is a master copy in you packet.

9. Council Time Songs Story Time Verse Memorization Bible Lesson
This is an application story to introduce the lesson (in Awana Cards).
Verse Memorization
Learning as a group will especially help those children who cannot read.
Bible Lesson
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*The application story is written on the clubbers’ Awana Cards. However, it will be presented during Council Time.
*Learning the verse as a group will help those children who cannot read or write.
*However, if all children can read and write, it is the option of the leadership whether they want to just explain the verse during Council Time and then have the clubbers finish learning their verses later during Team Time.

10. Council Time Lessons
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The Awana TruthSeekers Teacher’s Guide will not only provide the lessons to teach, but will also give the teacher or teaching team:
Ideas for preparing the lessons
Ideas for leading children to Christ
3. Ideas for teaching the memory verse
4. Instructions for using the visuals in each lesson
5. Answers to the questions in the Awana Cards
The Teacher’s Guide will help the teacher teach the lessons using pictures and charts.

11. Program helps: There are five lessons.
On the pages following each Bible lesson you will find a page of suggestions for teaching the lesson, activities for lesson time, memory verse bonuses and alternatives, and scripts for puppets and skits. (You may incorporate your own ideas for activities and make the visuals larger and colorful.)
Master copies for all Bible lesson visuals and activity projects are in a separate packet. If the visuals in the Bible lesson are not illustrated in the lesson, you will find a copy of it following the lesson. 

12. Team Time Children divide into their team color groups.
Children receive their Awana Cards.
Children recite their memory verse, answer questions in their Awana Cards, complete the activity on the back of their Awana Cards, and recite review and bonus verses.
Small group leaders sign completed cards
and fill out the small group forms.
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*The club is divided into up to four color groups, red, blue, green, and yellow. A team color group will consist of a Team Leader and small group leaders.
*The small group leaders will oversee four to six clubbers (depending on leadership and how many non-readers in the group).
*Those clubbers who did not finish learning the memory verse during Council Time may need help during Team time to finish learning it. This help can come from their small group leader or from clubbers who have already finished working in their Awana Cards.
*Clubbers can earn extra team points if they recite previous memory verses to their small group leader. There is a form to keep record of the clubbers’ progress.
*By completing the Awana Card, children can earn points for their team color group. These points help the team accomplish the goal of winning the team treat or reward for the meeting.
Each color group will have a Review Verse Chart for leaders to keep track of the previous days verses each child daily recites. There is also a Bonus Verse Chart for keeping track of the bonus verses recited by each child.

13. Keeping Records
Add memory points for verse, Questions/activity, and review/bonus verses and record on “Individual Points” line. Total all.

14. Awana Cards
Awana cards include the lesson application story, a memory verse to be learned at club, questions about the story or verse, the Bible lesson summary, and a fun challenge on the back.
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*These are the parts of the Awana Card—front page, inside pages, back page.
*Some children may need help filling out their Awana Cards.
*For children who can not read or write, the small group leader may have to ask the questions verbally, allowing the children to answer back verbally.
*The small group leader would then show the child where to mark their card. This may also be true of the activity on the back of the Awana Card.
*Children who have finished their Awana Cards may also help other children in their small group with the activity.
*With the introduction story on the cover and the Bible lesson summary on the inside of the Awana Card, it makes a very effect tract for the children to share with family and friends.
*The children are encouraged to read their Awana Cards to others (or let them read them themselves) from week to week. They are then able to answer questions or add further information from the more thorough teaching they received at club. Some people who read the Awana Cards will attend church or seek out the pastor or church leaders to hear more or get their questions answered.
They are a tract, too!

15. Motivation Tools
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*During Team Time, achievements can be recognized with stickers on a large wall chart that has lines to mark the progress of the children and leaders for the Awana Card completions.
*You can have a wall chart for each team or with colored markers (red, blue, green, yellow) the chart can be used for one or more team color groups.
*The Review Verse Form records the date when a child recites review verses. This is an excellent way to encourage children to continually keep God’s Word in their minds.
Review Verse Forms motivate children to earn extra points for their team by reciting the lesson memory verses.
Bonus Verse Forms motivate children to earn extra points for their team by reciting extra verses related to the lessons.

16. More Motivational Tools
The Award Wall Chart encourages children to finish their Awana cards. Their progress is recorded with a sticker as each card is completed.

17. Game Time

18. Keeping Score

19. How do we prepare? Have your lessons divided and well prepared.
Have visuals ready.
Have Memory verse game prepared.
Have verses memorized.
Have activity supplies (scissors, paper, glue, crayons, markers, pens, pencils, etc.) ready with samples made.
Have skit prepared – puppets, drama, mime, etc.
Know who is doing what for each lesson – teacher, memory verse leader, team leaders, small group leaders, game director, song leader, skit participants, etc.

20. Have our goals been met? Did we teach the lesson complete and clear?
Did we make the lessons interesting?
Did we keep to the schedule?
Did we take interest in the spiritual condition of each of the children in our team/small group?

21. Most important goal:
That all children receive a solid biblical foundation upon which to base their salvation and continual spiritual growth.